There'll be a lot of changes seen on the Oilers' 4th line and defensive depth coming into this next season. With the departures of Sanderson, Glencross, and potentially Reasoner and Stortini, spots open up for a lot of the top players on last year's Falcons team to grab a spot with the Oilers:
Rob Schremp - I believe this is the year we see him crack the lineup, taking the RW spot
Marc-Antoine Pouliot - If Reasoner isn't re-signed, he could permanently take that center position on the 4th line
Liam Reddox - Graduate of the Marty Reasoner school of how to be invisible yet stick in the NHL. 13th forward. Even if Reasoner gets signed.
Theo Peckham - Number one option if someone goes down on the blue-line, could potentially knock Smid out of the starting 6.
Jeff Delauriers - 3rd Goalie, pretty soon going to be the #2 option if Roloson gets traded.
Here are some of the incoming players for Springfield:
Bryan Lerg - Standout in his senior year at Michigan State, he may start slow, but will be amongst the offensive leaders in Springfield.
Taylor Chorney - Blue line blue-chipper just signed from North Dakota, should see some big minutes on the top pairing.
Ryan Potulny - Chorney trade, should be a top-liner.
Cody Wild - offensive gem of a blue-liner. Should provide some puck-moving poise and power-play presence
Josef Hrabel - Czech defenseman with tons of RSL experience, great offensive instincts
Bryan Pitton - had amazing year in Brampton, should get backup role behind Dubnyk.
Gilbert Brule - Torres trade, need of major confidence boost
Brule Potulny Trukhno
Jacques Lerg McDonald
Spurgeon O'Marra Goulet
- Simon Werner
Chorney Hrabel
Bisaillion Wild
Sestito Young
Dubnyk
Pitton
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